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ANALYSIS: C Karl-Anthony Towns hasn't played a game since Jan. 13, same as PF Juancho Hernangomez. With those two early-season starters out of commission and without a clear path back to the court yet (COVID protocols), Naz Reid (and teammate Jarred Vanderbilt) has taken on starting duties in the Wolves paint. And for as bad a team as Minny is this year, it is not that he's not playing to the rest of the squad level.
Reid has now started all last six games for the team, going back to Jan. 18 against Atlanta. That was his fourth start of the season, and perhaps the only game in he played below league-average levels. In the last five games, though, Naz Reid has been a per-minute efficiency machine. Reid has dropped at least 11 points in each of those games for an average of 15+ PPG, and is pairing those scoring outings with 6+ RPG and 3 BPG. Not bad.
Once either/both of KAT and Hernangomez are back, odds are Reid will hit the pine again. Good for Reid, though, is the fact that he's solidified himself as a reliable role player in this ten-day span, so he should at least see his off-the-bench role grow in minutes no matter what happens next. In the past 10 days, Reid is one of just four players (Myles Turner, Gobert, Capela) putting up an average 15-6 line to go with 3+ boards.
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